This week we welcome back Danny Vazquez to Prime Time. A lot has changed since Danny’s last visit to Prime Time. Since his last visit, he ended “The Voyage” and headed out to Texas to join the RoMa Craft Tobacco team. We will get updated on both Danny and the happenings at RoMa Craft Tobacco. […]
This week we are proud to welcome Nicholas Melillo a.k.a “Nick R Agua” to Prime Time. Nick is the owner and founder of Foundation Cigar Company and in less than three years is carving out his own niche in the cigar industry. Plus in our Debonaire Ideal segment, we are approaching Christmas and we will […]
On December 5, 2017 one of the titans of the cigar industry passed away, José Orlando Padrón. On Special Edition #18, we celebrate the life and pay homage to Mr. Padrón. We will look back at his life, accomplishments, and on-going legacy. It’s an episode that is very special to us. Also, we will have some […]
It’s that time of the year again. The Cigar Coop Cigar of the Year Countdown – better known as the Box Worthy Thirty. This is a retrospective where we reveal the Top 30 cigars for 2017. This is the seventh consecutive year for the countdown on Cigar Coop. Starting on December 19th, we will reveal […]
Tonight on Episode 34, we welcome Ram Rodriguez of Tabacalera El Artista. While known for making a cigar for baseball great David “Big Paps” Ortiz, this is a family-owned company with a long history and tonight we will learn more about the company’s story. We will also talk a little David Ortiz and Red Sox […]
Over the past eight months we have launched two separate podcasts brands, the Prime Time Show and Prime Time Special Edition. The idea of the Prime Time Show was to be an industry-focused show where we get to know personalities in the industry and talk about various topics. Prime Time Special Edition is our newsmagazine […]
The Plasencia family is well known as one of the premier families in the cigar industry. Tonight we are honored to welcome company CEO, Nestor Andrés Plasencia. We will learn the story of how the Plasencias became a pioneer family in tobacco-growing and cigar production. Chances are just about every cigar enthusiast has smoked a […]
This Tuesday is Thursday on the Prime Time Show again – and this time for Episode 33 we have a blockbuster. The Cigar Aficionado Top 25 Pre-Game Show. Whether you love or hate this list, it’s our most polarizing one and we will break it down – Prime Time style. This concept was born last […]
Tonight on Episode 32, we welcome the man behind Serino Cigar Company, Carson Serino. Carson is a passionate cigar enthusiast as well as Vice President of Serino Cigar Company. He recently has released his own blend called “The Wayfarer” and we will talk about that tonight. Being a “Wayfarer”, Carson is a person who likes […]
As we commence the 2018 Cigar Year on November 24, 2017, Cigar Coop is unveiling a new rating system. This new rating system uses the Stogie Geeks rating system we adopted in 2013 as a baseline framework and builds upon it. This will have a sole focus on cigar value and be a complementary offering […]
